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About the Role

Performs a variety of manual labor tasks related to the cleanliness and maintenance of grounds surrounding county buildings. The employee is required to be on duty before, during, and after natural disasters and emergencies, as directed by the supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Waters lawns.
• Repairs sprinkler heads, water lines and valves.
• Mows grounds of county buildings and lots once a week or as needed.
• Edges sidewalks and curbs.
• Fertilizes grounds, pulls weeds, and sprays foliage with insecticides, weed killers, herbicides, etc.
• Trims, cuts and prunes trees and shrubbery.
• Cleans and vacuums fountains as needed.
• Sweeps and picks up trash.
• Polices areas for garbage daily.
• Unlocks courthouse entrance doors and escalators.
• Moves furniture in offices as directed.
• Assists carpenters in duties such as building fences and painting.
• Backs up Custodian in his/her absence.

Requirements

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Employee reads work orders and operating manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Employee mixes chemicals, herbicides, insecticides and fertilizers.
• Mixes proportionate amounts of oil and gas for lawn equipment.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must have a valid Texas Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
• Any employee who drives a vehicle on official business must have a driving record which meets standards set by the County and the County’s insurance carrier.
• Must pass a criminal background check.
• Ability to follow oral instructions.
• Ability to work under close supervision.
• Ability to use and perform minor repairs on power or hand operated tools and/or equipment.
• Ability to perform strenuous work in the outdoors.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees.
• Regularly required to use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly works near moving mechanical parts which includes lawn equipment and tools and in outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally works with explosives when filling the lawn equipment with gasoline and oil.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals when working with herbicides and insecticides.
• Exposed to vibration while driving the riding lawnmower.
• Noise level in the work environment ranges from moderate to loud and is dependent upon the equipment being operated.

Skills

• Landscape maintenance
• Operating manuals
• Mixing chemicals
• Mixing oil and gas for lawn equipment
• Using power or hand operated tools
• Performing minor repairs on tools and equipment

Location

• County buildings

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• One year of landscape maintenance work experience

Education Level

• High school diploma or GED certificate is preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $17.04 Hourly